Day 1, Wednesday, 3rd December 2025

Inaugural function of Paperex'2025 Exhibition and Conference

9.300 AM - 11.30 A M

Tea / Coffee Break

11.30 A M to 11.45 A M

Keynote Address :  11.45 AM -  12.15 P M
Mr. Mikael Forslund
President & CEO Elof Hansson Group,Elof Hansson Holding AB, Sweden

TOPIC:
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH OF PAPER, PAPER PACKAGING, TISSUE, AND ALLIED INDUSTRIES

Panel Discussion - CEO Round (Paper and Allied Industry)

12.15 P M to 1.30 P M

Lunch Break

1.30 P M to 2.30 P M

SPECIAL SESSION:   2.30 PM - 5. 30 PM
TITLE :  EMERGING ALTERNATE FIBRE AND RAW MATERIAL SUSTAINABILITY

1.

Unlocking the Future of Fibre: Scaling Alternative Raw Materials
for a Resilient Pulp and Paper Industry in India

Mr. James,  Canopy Planet, Canada

2.

Fiber Situation of India pulp and paper industry: Possible
opportunities and possibilities

Mr. Somnath Ray,
Principal, AFRY Management Consulting, Thailand

3.

A $2.5 Billion Blended Finance Structure to Scale Alternative Fibre Solutions in India

Flipkart
in Association with NutriNet USA and CanopyPlanet, USA

4.

Alternate Fibre – The futuristic Raw Material for Packaging Paper

Mr. Dhananjay Kumar,
CEO, Europraxia Advisory, India

5.

Challenges and Issues on Raw material sustainability

Mr. O P Shukla - Chief General Manager (RM),
J K PAPER LTD, Unit CPM - Fort Songadh, India

6.

Fostering a Responsible Value Chain in India’s Paper and
Packaging Sector

Mr. Anuj Sharma
Deputy Country Director, Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®), India

Tea/Coffee Break

5 .30 P M onward

Day 2, Thursday, 4th December 2025

TECHNICAL SESSION - 1 :  10.00 AM to 11.00 A M

PAPER AND PACKAGING: MARKET DYNAMICS, GROWTH
AND VALUE CHAIN INTEGRATION

7.

India’s Pulp and Paper Industry: Growth Dynamics in the
Global Market Context

Mr. David Pawlson
Director, AFRY Management Consulting
London, United Kingdom

8.

Navigating Global dynamics & Leveraging Growth opportunities in Specialty Paper and Packaging
segment based on changing Consumer Behavior

Mr. Saikat Basu,
Chief Marketing & Sales Officer,
Orient Paper & Industries Ltd,
CKA Birla Group, India

Tea/coffee Break

11.00 am to 11.15 am

TECHNICAL SESSION - II : 11.15 AM - 1.30 P M
HARNESSING TECHNOLOGY, FILLERS AND CHEMICAL SOLUTIONS
FOR SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTIVITY

9

Nouryon Expancel Microspheres: Boost Bulk in Paper and Cardboard without Extra weight

Mr. Juan Leon, Sales Manager Central & Andean America
Mr.Devendra Vedka, Technical Sales Enginner,
Nouryon, Netherland
Mr. Dipesh Dinesh Somani,
Director, Jai Aravali Specialty Chemcials Pvt Ltd,

10

NEWYIELD® PCC Technology – Case Studies in Creating Value from Pulp Mill Waste

Mr. Mark Daigle,
Minerals Technologies, USA

11

Industrial Experience of Implementing Advance Process Control in Pulp and Paper Industry

Mr. Ankur Malhotra
Regional ASPAC Project Manager, BTG Instruments,
(A Voith Company), India

12

Naturally Engineered Kaolin’s - A Cornerstone of More Sustainable Coating Formulations

Mr. Christopher Nutbeem
Artemyn Minerals Ltd,
United Kingdom ( UK)

13

Kemira's Near Site / On site Technology - Optimized Chemical Solution for India Paper Industries

Mr. Ivan Joedy,
Head - Business & Application Devlpmt., SEAP Region,
Kemira Oyj, Finland

14

Design of pigment filled dispersion coatings and critical pigment volume concentration for optimal barrier performance

Ms. Janet Preston,
Artemyn Minerals Ltd, United Kingdom ( UK)

Lunch Break

1.30 PM - 2.30 PM

TECHNICAL SESSION – III : 2.30 AM to  4.00 PM
INNOVATIVE PATHWAYS IN PAPER PACKAGING

Ms. Marion Sterner,

Innovations in food packaging

ITC Paperboards and Specialty Paper Division,

Mr. Daniel Ragnarsson
Commercial Director

Portable Paper-Based Analytical Device with Functional Coating - small packaging solution

Prof, (Dr.) Kirtiraj K. Gaikwad
Department of Paper Technology,

TECHNICAL SESSION – IV : 4.30 AM to  5.30 PM

ENGINEERING EFFICIENCY : TRANSFORMING EQUIPMENT AND PROCESS PRODUCTIVITY

Mr. Ralf Moser Global
Product Manager - Finishing & Doctoring Solutions,

Mr. Thomas Zerenko,

Day 3, Friday, 5th December 2025

 TECHNICAL SESSION – V: 10. AM - 11.30 AM

PATHWAYS TO EXCELLENCE: SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES
FOR A GREENER TOMORROW

21

Sustainability, solid waste disposal and environment protection with eco-friendly technologies - A case study at Bindals Papers Mills Ltd.,

Mr. Manoj Pundir
Bindals Papers Mills Ltd, India

22

Journey towards the sustainable Paper making at JKPM - A study

Mr. G S Patnaik
General Manager (QA& TS),
JK Paper Ltd.,(Unit J K Paper Mills), Jaykaypur, India

23

Technological advancement in Re-causticizing Process - Case Studies of Andhra Paper Ltd

Mr. Santanu Mishra
General Manager,
Andhra Paper Limited, India

24

• An integrated approach for softnip calendering model for nip mechanics on coated paper

Dr. Sanjay Tyagi
Scientist E-II & Head -Stock Preparation & Papermaking, Paper Testing and Engineering Division
Central Pulp and Paper Research Institute (CPPRI), India

Tea/Coffee Break

11.30-11.45 A M

TECHNICAL SESSION – VI : 11.45 AM - 1.30 PM

BEST PRACTICES, SOFT SOLUTIONS, STRONG IMPACT: MILL EXPERIENCE & INNOVATION
IN PAPER & TISSUE PRODUCTION

25

Driving Mill Excellence and Sustainability at Kuantum Papers: Integrating Best Practices and Advanced Process Control

Mr. Nandivardhan Morareddy
Vice President – Technical Excellence,
Kuantum Papers Ltd., India

26

Maximizing ROI in Tissue Manufacturing Innovations and Long Term Strategies

Mr. Tomas Karlsson,
Sales Director, Valmet Tissue Business,
Asia Pacific, Valmet, Finland

27

Leading the change in tissue de-carbonization: Toscotec’s technological solutions

Mr. Luca Carmignani,
Sales Manager Tissue Division,
Toscotec, Italy

28

NCG, DNCG Gases collections and Odourless Pulp Mill**

Mr. Nandkumar DM**
President
Elof Hansson (India) Pvt Ltd, India

29

Optimization and Debottlenecking of Chemical Recovery Processes

Thanh Trung
General Manager, BTG-FITNIR, Vancouver,
Canada

Lunch  Break

1.30 P M - 2.30 P M

 TECHNICAL SESSION – VII : 2.30. PM to   3.30  PM

ENVIRONMENTAL CROSSROADS: CHALLENGES IN TODAY’S
ENVIRONMENTAL LANDSCAPE

30

Perspective of Indian Pulp & Paper Mills in Main Stem States of River Ganga & Yamuna- : Current Environmental Scenario and Charter 3.0 - Issues & Challenges

Dr. Nitin K Endlay
Head- Environmental Management Division,
Central Pulp & Paper Research Institute (CPPRI), India

31

Circularity for Press Felts

Ms. Anne Klaschka,
Global Product Manager Press Felts,
Voith Paper, Germany

32

Eco-friendly Archival Paper Developed from Daphne Papyracea in Tawang District of North East Region

Dr Saakshy
Scientist,
Kumarappa National Handmade Paper Institute
Jaipur – India

Tea/Coffee Break

3.30 P M to 3.45 PM

Valedictory Function  

3.45 PM - 6.00 PM

Day 4, Saturday 6th December 2025

 POSTER  SESSION – 10.00 AM - 4.00 P M

EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES, INNOVATIONS, START-UP  AND NOVAL IDEAS
IN PULP, PAPER, PACKAGING, TISSUE AND ALLIED INDUSTRIES
PRESENTATIONS BY:
YOUNG SCHOLARS, SCIENTISTS, YOUNG ENTERPRENUERS

1

Central Pulp and Paper Research Institute (CPPRI

            
20 - 30 Entries

2

Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (IIT- Roorkee)

3

Indian Institute of Technology - Delhi (IIT-Delhi)

4

Forest Research Institute (FRI), Dehradun

5

Amity University - Noida, Delhi - NCR

6

Shobhit University, Uttar Pradesh

7

Meerut University, Uttar Pradesh

8

Start-up (Paper, Packaging and Allied Industries)